by Joseph Forbes | Apr 19, 2013 | DATA, MONEY, NERD NEWS
from the ron-paul-says-eat-gold dept. A brief editorial by Steve Forbes, one of our moneymeisters, on why bitcoins are not money.. Hint: For those who are too lazy to read the opinion,. Bitcoins are too volatile to be money.” From the article: “Money is...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 18, 2013 | ENTERTIANMENT, MONEY, NERD NEWS, TECHNOLOGY
from the indrema-repeats-itself dept. “Results of recent benchmark tests reveal that Ouya is not up to the mark and there are over 70 other ARM devices that perform better than the gaming console. Futuremark, which is known for its benchmarks like 3DMark and...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 16, 2013 | HARDWARE, INTERNET, MONEY, NERD NEWS, Technical Support, Technicals, TECHNOLOGY
Depending on how long “several years” is exactly, there could be really good reason to upgrade your modem, or no reason at all. Still, the quick answer is that yes, there are some differences between older modems and newer ones that might make you...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 16, 2013 | HAPPINESS, HEALTH, MONEY, NERD NEWS
from the take-note-managers dept. The number of IT professionals considering leaving their job due to workplace stress has jumped from 69% last year to 73%. One-third of those surveyed cited dealing with managers as their most stressful job requirement, particularly...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 16, 2013 | DATA, HACKING, HARDWARE, INTERNET, MONEY, POLITICAL, Technical Support, Technicals, TECHNOLOGY
from the legislative-firewalls-are-less-effective-than-actual-firewalls dept. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) should know better. The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee claimed to told NBC News that the Operation Ababil U.S. bank disruption DDoS campaign could be...
by Joseph Forbes | Apr 16, 2013 | DATA, HARDWARE, MONEY, NERD NEWS, POLITICAL, TECHNOLOGY
No one is going to have a better pipe than Dish-Sprint, according to Dish chairman Dish Network has made a US$25.5 billion bid to acquire wireless operator Sprint Nextel, hoping to edge out a rival bid from Japanese operator SoftBank. The satellite service...
